AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours ago| SME Finance in Iraq: Iraq’s Small Business Support Fund is set to improve loan access, aiming to make credit easier for smaller firms to grow. Payments for MENA Merchants: Paymob secured a $35m pre-Series C to expand MENA payments infrastructure, while Amaiz launched an international payment service for small businesses to pay overseas suppliers in up to 24 hours across 96 countries. UAE Micro-Entrepreneur Licensing: Dubai’s e-Trader licence lets residents apply online and receive a licence by email in minutes for home-based online selling, lowering the barrier to starting a small business. Saudi Digital Marketing Costs: A CLICK | TOG benchmark pegs Saudi digital ad spend at $4.68B in 2026 and warns that “creative fatigue” after National Day can spike CAC by up to 42%—a direct hit for SMB marketing budgets. Oman Skills & Entrepreneurship: bp Oman’s Block 61 social investment programme signed new Omani partners to back education, tech, entrepreneurship and community projects aligned with Oman’s 2040 vision. Armenia SME Support: Armenia’s government discussed EBRD support for SME competitiveness and export programs, with EBRD investment in Armenia reaching €2.8B across 242 projects by end-2025. |
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